Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Minute Maid Park. The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Roy Oswalt in this game. Oswalt has a 7-8 record and a 3.72 ERA this season. The Astros will counter Oswalt with Brett Myers. Righthander Myers has a 4.66 ERA to go along with a 4-13 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total is sitting at 8. In their last action, Philadelphia was a 3-2 loser on the road against the Brewers. Bettors on Milwaukee at -139 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Last time out for Houston, they were an 8-2 loser as they battled the Nationals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Nationals at -220 were rewarded, while the 10 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Team records: Philadelphia: 94-49 SU Houston: 49-97 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Houston are 6-4 After playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After a loss are 8-2
Houston most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After playing Washington are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston Philadelphia is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 13 of Philadelphia's last 19 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games at home Houston is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games Next up: Houston home to Philadelphia, Tuesday, September 13 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Betting Advice" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/betting-advice?hl=en.
